Steroids and/or Cytotoxic Agents Should Be Used Early in the Management of Patients with IPF -- The Con Argument
The recently published American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement distinguishes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), also known as usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), from the other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) (1). Although the current classification of IIPs i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/812840 |